Dollar Bay, E14

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Great area, close to Canary Wharf and Wood Wharf as well as the docks and river. There are hundreds of restaurants, shops, and other services within a 10 minute walk, and yet the docks, the riverside, and mudchute park make for quiet escapes.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

monthly fees are quite high (about £700 for a 860sf apartment per month) for a building with very few services included.

What is the best feature of your home:

The winter garden and the view over South Dock, there's always something to look at out the window.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

The area is amazing, just 5 minutes walk from new area Wood Wharf and 10 minutes from Canary Wharf, 2 train stations, DLR nearby, shops, restaurants, events, cinema, gyms, it's like a small city but far from crowded central London.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

It gets too sunny sometimes and there are no curtains.

What is the best feature of your home:

The winter garden with amazing views of the dock. I love it!

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

The Isle of Dogs has good open spaces including parks, a city farm and many waterside walkways. Vicinity of the Dockland's water activity centre is also ideal. Transport links are exceptionally good, especially since the arrival of the Elizabeth Line into Canary Wharf. Facilities on the Canary Wharf (particularly with the addition of Wood Wharf) are improving dramatically as the area shifts away from pure commercial to a more residential balance. Many new bars, eateries and retail outlets are opening. Parking is not a problem as there is an NCP almost next door, although this is not open at weekends. Traffic can be heavy in rush hour but not excessively and the evenings/night times are quiet.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

It has taken a while for the area to fully develop. Now that is well under way but I had expected it to happen sooner.

What is the best feature of your home:

Style and quality of fittings is very good. The heating and cooling is very effective. The sound insulation is very high quality and the views from our flat both to the west along South Quay and east along the Thames are first-class.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Local amenities are modern and very comfortable to get to. It’s easy to get around because the streets are safe and well lit. It’s also easy to walk around indoors when the weather isn’t great. Views are nice. Plenty of construction going on but they tend to not disturb.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Building management is usually quick to solve any issues. Happy with the service so far

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I wish I had known how much value there is in this area and I would’ve narrowed my apartment hunt from the start.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Dollar Bay has everything required to live in a dynamic area: restaurants, bars and pubs. Plenty places to walk and discover. Jubilee line and DLR guarantee perfect transport. It's a pity that Elizabeth Line is still not working and we have to wait another few years.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Keep hearing strange noises from cooling vent.

What is the best feature of your home:

Very functional layout, a lot of cupboard space. It is very quiet.